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Nucleotide variability of HV-I in Afro-descendents populations of the Brazilian Amazon Region.
Forensic science international - 22 Mar 2007
Ribeiro-dos-Santos Andrea Kely Campos, Carvalho Bruno Maia, Feio-dos-Santos Ana Cecília, dos Santos Sidney Emanuel Batista
Abstract excerpt
The analysis of genetic variation in the nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial DNA, provides unique information about the population diversity and human identification. In this study, the mitochondrial DNA sequences of the first hypervariable region (HV-I) were analyzed in 243 unrelated individuals of seven Afro-descendents populations of the Amazon Region. Sequence polymorphisms were detected using PCR and...
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